The Delta independent., 1887-04-19
Hayseeu Journal.

EDITOR 1NDErEEDENT: Measles.
matriuuny and religion are the suu-
jects that now engross the attention of
the people Of the North Fork. This
has given all hands a little business.
The doctors have managed the first,
but the two last subjects have been
about equally divided between the
| justices Of the peace and the preachers.
In connection with this subject we
publish the following with feelings of
the liveliest satisfaction.
! MARRIED: Hotchkiss. April 10,
1887, by Frank r. Ross. Esq. Mr..
! Charles II. Gray. to Miss Lizzie NJ.
Ritchey.
Charley Is one of our most enterpris-
ing young men, and his wide circle of
friends will be pleased to hear that he
| has secured Gods last and best gift to
man, good woman, and is going to
settle down among US. The bride. Il
niece of Mrs. L, s. Zimmerman. came
from the east to visit her aunt. Il few
months ago. and, like the daughters of
men of holy writ, "being beautiful to
look upon," Charley fell heels over
head in love at once. with the above
result.
We are reluctantly compelled to
chronicle most distressing accident.
the news of which has just reached us.
whereby Joseph Wade, one of our
most respected citizens. lost his life.
The manner of his death WAS most Pc
culiar. 1t seems lie was engaged in
marking off" field of grain. tor the
purpose of irrigation. He was riding
the marker" when by some means it
caught against stump and he was
thrown violently to the ground. strik-
ing on his head and killing him in
stantly. His loss is deeply felt in this
community
We have known him for many years
and knew him to be one of the best
men this country contained. Honest.
upright and conscientious IN all his
dealings. he was universally respected
wherever known. He was iifty-seven
years old. and leaves wife and one
daughter. Mrs. \. N. Goodwin. to
mourn his loss. He was brother of
Hon. Sam'l Wade, and lived in the
same neighborhood.
ell ic,l 70
OF fruit growing in Deity county. let
them pay visit to W. S. Coburn's
ranch and lave their doubts removed.
Whether doubtful or not, a visit to his
place will pay any Que who takes an
interest in fruit culture. His trees are
SIMPLY immense. Peach trees. planted
four years ago. that are five inches in
diameter, others. buddtd at the root
two years ago. are over two inches in
diameter and ten feet high. Apple
trees, set out the same time. fully as
large. Apricots. pears and cherries
that cannot be beaten anywhere. His
variety OF Russian apples are excep-
tionaIly fne. lie has 1900 tNo-year
old trees that are superior in size and
shape to any three and four year old
stock that has ever been shipped from
eastern nurseries. He has over one
hundred and fifty varieties of berries.
shrubs AMI vines, and all are thrifty
and healthy.
The limits of this article will not
permit of more extended notice
hence he will have stock to supply all
who come. To any doubling Thomas
we will say. get around to ". SIS ranch
when his berries are ripe and get your
douuts removed and the cavity filed
up with fruit. and you will never
again doubt the success of fruit culture
ON the North Forth.
"Pears like" that bridge across the
Gunnison is not such au assured fact"
rs we were led to believe. 1t was
doomed when it WAS placed OH an
equal footing with the bills asking for
an appropriation to bridge the Rio
Grande. Conejos and Grand at points
where there were already substantial!
bridges. No pains having been taken
to inform the governor as to the true
state of the case. he very justly vetoed
the whole outfit. Our couaty commits
sioners may now grid up their loins
and prepare to build Il, the expense of
the county. for the golden opportunity
has passed. ami il will be years before
another is presented. and while they
are wrestling with the bridge problem.
let them consider the North Fork
country and take some steps toward
building a bridge there, which bridge
should now be built. The people of
the eastern part of the county are cut
of from outside communication. there
being neither bridge. ferry or ford. the
people of that section pay a liberal
share of taxes, and they certainly are
entitled to liberal consideration at
the hands OF the county.
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